Town Hall · Winona

Winona, TX town hall & government

Winona spent $453,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $734 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Winona's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Winona's money goes

Spent
$453,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$734
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$933,000
$1,512 per resident
Water & other utilities
$249,00055%
Sewer & trash
$150,00033%
Administration & buildings
$54,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 66%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Winona didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winona

Full-time staff
4
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$56,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Winona didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winona Independent School District

Winona's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,913
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,153
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 41%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,913 per pupil, $9,020 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Winona pay

Typical tax bill
$1,563
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$153,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Winona's government

Town hall & decisions in Winona →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winona

Winona is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Nathaniel Moran. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Winona's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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